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Routing Options
Trip Summary
Click the Options button in the Trip Planner window to access CoPilot routing options.
Auto and Quickest is the default setting, and provides the quickest routing for automobiles based on practical considerations such as road quality, terrain, and urban/ rural classifications. RV routing favors major roads and avoids sharp turns,
Also see Routing, p. 26.
Click Advanced to set general road preferences. Drag the sliding bars to the left or right to avoid or favor each road type.
Set the road speeds CoPilot uses in its route calculations for each type of road by either typing or clicking the up and down arrows under Rural and Urban for each road type.
Select Run in the Trip Planner window to run the trip.
The Trip Summary will show start and end places, and the number of stops in between them.
Total distance and time for trip.
Estimated fuel cost for your trip based on entries in the Fuel Cost Calculator (Trip menu).
Click OK to view map and driving directions.
Fuel Cost Calculator
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To calculate an estimate of your fuel costs for a trip, select Fuel Cost Calculator from the Trip menu before you run your route. Fill in the average cost per gallon of fuel that you expect to pay, and the distance per gallon you can expect to get in your vehicle. Click OK, then run your trip. A fuel cost estimate based on what you entered will be calculated and shown in the Trip Summary that CoPilot creates for every trip you run.